potpourri vase
Object NamePot Pourri Vase and Cover
Manufacturerprobably
La Manufacture des cristaux du Creusot
Made FromLead Glass, Gilt-Bronze, Marble
Dateabout 1786-1794
Place MadeFrance, probably Burgundy (glass); France, probably Paris (mounts and assembly)
TechniqueBlown, cut, assembled
SizeOverall H: 33.2 cm, W: 18 cm, D: 13.4 cm
Accession Number2017.3.8 A
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery
Interpretive NotesIt may not be obvious to viewers now that the five-piece set this object is part of was conceived as a “scent machine” for the home. The central vessel is meant to hold potpourri, a medley of fresh seasonal flowers and spices. It is flanked by two candle holders, then by two flower vases. The entire apparatus placed on a mantlepiece would have diffused blooming fragrances across a large room, delighting guests and hosts.
Provenance
Source
Röbbig München
- 2006-06-21-2017-03-15
Röbbig Munich German private collection Christie’s, Paris, 21 June 2006, lots 325, 326 and 327
Röbbig Munich German private collection Christie’s, Paris, 21 June 2006, lots 325, 326 and 327
Former Collection
Christie's, Paris
- 2006-06-21
Röbbig Munich German private collection Christie’s, Paris, 21 June 2006, lots 325, 326 and 327
Röbbig Munich German private collection Christie’s, Paris, 21 June 2006, lots 325, 326 and 327
Former Collection
Agathe Delahalle
(French, 1870-1946) - 1946
Collection of Lucien Laveissière, then by descent - Lucien Jean Joseph Laveissière (b.1860, Château de La Folie, Draveil; d.1939) was married to Agathe Delahalle (b.1870, Paris; d.1946), they lived in Paris at 68, rue Pergolèse. The couple remained childless, and Mme Lucien Laveissière offered a bequest to the state of France on condition that her home, at 68, rue Pergolèse (hotel particulier Villa Saïd), was converted into a museum. This was not accepted by the government. But her nephew Jacques Lenté, who inherited their possessions in 1946 - presented some 40 pictures to the Louvre (mainly eighteenth-century French portraits; lit.: Les Donateurs du Louvre, Paris, 1989) and other french museums (such as the musée d'Orsay) in 1947. Those donations are all marked as “en souvenir de M. et Mme Lucien Laveissière.”
Collection of Lucien Laveissière, then by descent - Lucien Jean Joseph Laveissière (b.1860, Château de La Folie, Draveil; d.1939) was married to Agathe Delahalle (b.1870, Paris; d.1946), they lived in Paris at 68, rue Pergolèse. The couple remained childless, and Mme Lucien Laveissière offered a bequest to the state of France on condition that her home, at 68, rue Pergolèse (hotel particulier Villa Saïd), was converted into a museum. This was not accepted by the government. But her nephew Jacques Lenté, who inherited their possessions in 1946 - presented some 40 pictures to the Louvre (mainly eighteenth-century French portraits; lit.: Les Donateurs du Louvre, Paris, 1989) and other french museums (such as the musée d'Orsay) in 1947. Those donations are all marked as “en souvenir de M. et Mme Lucien Laveissière.”
Former Collection
Jacques Lenté
- 1946
Collection of Lucien Laveissière, then by descent - Lucien Jean Joseph Laveissière (b.1860, Château de La Folie, Draveil; d.1939) was married to Agathe Delahalle (b.1870, Paris; d.1946), they lived in Paris at 68, rue Pergolèse. The couple remained childless, and Mme Lucien Laveissière offered a bequest to the state of France on condition that her home, at 68, rue Pergolèse (hotel particulier Villa Saïd), was converted into a museum. This was not accepted by the government. But her nephew Jacques Lenté, who inherited their possessions in 1946 - presented some 40 pictures to the Louvre (mainly eighteenth-century French portraits; lit.: Les Donateurs du Louvre, Paris, 1989) and other french museums (such as the musée d'Orsay) in 1947. Those donations are all marked as “en souvenir de M. et Mme Lucien Laveissière.”
Collection of Lucien Laveissière, then by descent - Lucien Jean Joseph Laveissière (b.1860, Château de La Folie, Draveil; d.1939) was married to Agathe Delahalle (b.1870, Paris; d.1946), they lived in Paris at 68, rue Pergolèse. The couple remained childless, and Mme Lucien Laveissière offered a bequest to the state of France on condition that her home, at 68, rue Pergolèse (hotel particulier Villa Saïd), was converted into a museum. This was not accepted by the government. But her nephew Jacques Lenté, who inherited their possessions in 1946 - presented some 40 pictures to the Louvre (mainly eighteenth-century French portraits; lit.: Les Donateurs du Louvre, Paris, 1989) and other french museums (such as the musée d'Orsay) in 1947. Those donations are all marked as “en souvenir de M. et Mme Lucien Laveissière.”
Former Collection
Lucien Laveissière
(French, 1860-1939) - 1939
Collection of Lucien Laveissière, then by descent - Lucien Jean Joseph Laveissière (b.1860, Château de La Folie, Draveil; d.1939) was married to Agathe Delahalle (b.1870, Paris; d.1946), they lived in Paris at 68, rue Pergolèse. The couple remained childless, and Mme Lucien Laveissière offered a bequest to the state of France on condition that her home, at 68, rue Pergolèse (hotel particulier Villa Saïd), was converted into a museum. This was not accepted by the government. But her nephew Jacques Lenté, who inherited their possessions in 1946 - presented some 40 pictures to the Louvre (mainly eighteenth-century French portraits; lit.: Les Donateurs du Louvre, Paris, 1989) and other french museums (such as the musée d'Orsay) in 1947. Those donations are all marked as “en souvenir de M. et Mme Lucien Laveissière.”
Collection of Lucien Laveissière, then by descent - Lucien Jean Joseph Laveissière (b.1860, Château de La Folie, Draveil; d.1939) was married to Agathe Delahalle (b.1870, Paris; d.1946), they lived in Paris at 68, rue Pergolèse. The couple remained childless, and Mme Lucien Laveissière offered a bequest to the state of France on condition that her home, at 68, rue Pergolèse (hotel particulier Villa Saïd), was converted into a museum. This was not accepted by the government. But her nephew Jacques Lenté, who inherited their possessions in 1946 - presented some 40 pictures to the Louvre (mainly eighteenth-century French portraits; lit.: Les Donateurs du Louvre, Paris, 1989) and other french museums (such as the musée d'Orsay) in 1947. Those donations are all marked as “en souvenir de M. et Mme Lucien Laveissière.”
around 1840
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